# Interesting Books [![Lists](https://img.shields.io/badge/More%20Lists-πŸ”–-blue.svg)](https://github.com/learn-anything/maps#explore-and-improve-our-curated-lists) [![Thanks](https://img.shields.io/badge/Say%20Thanks-πŸ’—-ff69b4.svg)](https://www.patreon.com/learnanything) This is a curated list of all the interesting books. The number before the book name stands for the year in which the book was written in. All books are put in their respective category and are sorted from oldest to newest. Emojis after the book show if the book is free or not. | Emoji | Meaning | |---|---| | πŸ“– | book is freely available (read it 🎊) | | πŸ“• | book not freely available (buy or search for it elsewhere) | Pull requests are welcome. Thank you. πŸ’œ If there is a free version of πŸ“• book, please swap the link. ### Related websites / repositories - [Free programming books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books) - [Influenial cs books](https://github.com/chhantyal/influential-cs-books) - [Book suggestions subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/) - [Mind expanding books](https://github.com/hackerkid/Mind-Expanding-Books) - [Recommended reading for developers](https://blog.codinghorror.com/recommended-reading-for-developers/) - [Awesome scifi](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-scifi) - [Awesome fantasy](https://github.com/RichardLitt/awesome-fantasy) - [Book notes](https://github.com/mgp/book-notes) - [Language-agnostic programming books](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14486657) - [Recommended reading for developers](https://blog.codinghorror.com/recommended-reading-for-developers/) ## Books ### Programming #### General - [1968-: the art of computer programming πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112239.The_Art_of_Computer_Programming_Volumes_1_3_Boxed_Set) - [1971: the psychology of computer programming πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1660754.The_Psychology_of_Computer_Programming) - [1974: the elements of programming style πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454039.The_Elements_of_Programming_Style) - [1976: software reliability: principles and practices πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2383920.Software_Reliability) - [1979: structure and interpretation of computer programs πŸ“–](http://sarabander.github.io/sicp/html/index.xhtml) - [SICP in Emacs Lisp](https://github.com/zv/SICP-guile) - [1980: mindstorms: children, computers, and powerful ideas πŸ“–](http://mindstorms.media.mit.edu/) - [1985: communicating sequential processes πŸ“–](http://www.usingcsp.com/cspbook.pdf) - [1991: the art of the metaobject protocol πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/274495.The_Art_of_the_Metaobject_Protocol) - [1999: code: hidden language of computer hardware and software πŸ“–](https://bobcarp.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/code-charles-petzold.pdf) - [1999: the pragmatic programmer πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4099.The_Pragmatic_Programmer) - [1999: the practice of programming πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1032758.The_Practice_of_Programming) - [1999: refactoring πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44936.Refactoring) - [01: how to design programs πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1119079.How_to_Design_Programs) - [08: clean code πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3735293-clean-code) - [08: design concepts in programming πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4412222-design-concepts-in-programming-languages) - [10: apprenticeship patterns πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5608045-apprenticeship-patterns) - [11: the art of readable code: simple and practical techniques for writing better code πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8677004-the-art-of-readable-code) - [12: programming in the large with design patterns πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16418148-programming-in-the-large-with-design-patterns) - [12: programming languages: application and interpretation πŸ“–](http://cs.brown.edu/courses/cs173/2012/book/book.pdf) - [15: crafting interpreters πŸ“–](http://www.craftinginterpreters.com/introduction.html) - [composing programs πŸ“–](http://www.composingprograms.com/) #### C - [1975: the c programming language πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/515601.The_C_Programming_Language) - [14: 21st century c πŸ“•](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033677.do) #### C++ - [1989: c++ primer πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/120642.C_Primer_Plus) - [04: beginning c++ through game programming πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/852335.Beginning_C_Through_Game_Programming) - [17: c++ core guidelines πŸ“–](https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md) #### D - [10: the d programming language πŸ“•](http://amzn.to/1ZTDmqH) - [15: programming in d πŸ“–](http://ddili.org/ders/d.en/index.html) #### Go - [12: network programming with go πŸ“–](https://jan.newmarch.name/go/) - [15: go in action πŸ“–](https://github.com/miguellgt/books/blob/master/go/go-in-action.pdf) - [15: the go programming language πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25080953-the-go-programming-language) - [notes](https://github.com/namit/The-Go-Programming-Language) - [web app with go - anti text book πŸ“–](https://thewhitetulip.gitbooks.io/webapp-with-golang-anti-textbook/content/) - [build web application with golang πŸ“–](%F0%9F%90%99) - [14: the little go book πŸ“–](http://openmymind.net/The-Little-Go-Book/) #### Perl - [16: modern perl πŸ“–](http://modernperlbooks.com/books/modern_perl_2016/index.html) #### Python - [1999: python essential reference πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6666430-python-essential-reference) - [04: dive into python 3 πŸ“–](http://www.diveintopython3.net/) - [05: problem solving with algorithms and data structures using python πŸ“–](http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/pythonds/index.html) - [13: data structures and algorithms in python πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13838796-data-structures-and-algorithms-in-python) - [14: test driven development with python πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17912811-test-driven-web-development-with-python) - [15: effective python πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23020812-effective-python) - [15: fluent python πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22800567-fluent-python) - [17: inside the python virtual machine πŸ“–](https://leanpub.com/insidethepythonvirtualmachine) - [automate the boring stuff with python πŸ“–](https://automatetheboringstuff.com/) #### Java - [01: effective java πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/105099.Effective_Java_Programming_Language_Guide) - [code](https://github.com/marhan/effective-java-examples) - [notes](https://github.com/jwongo/effectivejava) - [03: data structures and algorithms in java πŸ“–](http://coltech.vnu.edu.vn/~sonpb/DSA/Data%20Structures%20and%20Algorithms%20in%20Java,%206th%20Edition,%202014.pdf) - [06: java concurrency in practice πŸ“•](http://jcip.net/) - [08: introduction to programming in java: an interdisciplinary approach πŸ“–](http://introcs.cs.princeton.edu/java/home/chapter1.pdf) - [14: java 8 in action πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20534354-java-8-in-action) - [15: test-driven java development πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26333479-test-driven-java-development) #### Rust - [rust by example πŸ“–](http://rustbyexample.com/) - [the rust programming language πŸ“–](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/) - [the rustonomicon πŸ“–](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/) #### Scala - [14: functional programming in scala πŸ“•](https://www.manning.com/books/functional-programming-in-scala) #### Lisp - [1974: the little schemer πŸ“•](https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/little-schemer) - [1994: lisp in small pieces πŸ“•](https://pages.lip6.fr/Christian.Queinnec/WWW/LiSP.html) #### Haskell - [14: write you a haskell πŸ“–](http://dev.stephendiehl.com/fun/) - [implementation](https://github.com/AlphaMarc/WYAH) - [16: programming in haskell πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/912217.Programming_in_Haskell) #### Interviews - [08: cracking the coding interview πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12544648-cracking-the-coding-interview) - [solutions in swift](https://github.com/careercup/CtCI-6th-Edition-Swift) - [12: elements of programming interviews πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16253895-elements-of-programming-interviews) - [solutions in go](https://github.com/mykoweb/epi-go) - [solutions in python](https://github.com/akshaykumar90/sparkling-water) - [solutions in java](https://github.com/qtstc/Elements-of-Programming-Interviews-Java-Solution) - [solutions in c++](https://github.com/adnanaziz/epicode) #### Javascript - [you don’t know js πŸ“–](https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS) - [up and going πŸ“–](%F0%9F%90%99) - [scope and closures πŸ“–](%F0%9F%90%99) - [this and object prototypes πŸ“–](https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/this%20%26%20object%20prototypes/ch1.md) - [types and grammar πŸ“–](https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/types%20%26%20grammar/ch1.md) - [async and performance πŸ“–](https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/async%20%26%20performance/ch1.md) - [es6 and beyond πŸ“–](https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/es6%20%26%20beyond/ch1.md) - [11: eloquent javascript πŸ“–](http://eloquentjavascript.net/00_intro.html) - [12: effective javascript: 68 specific ways to harness the power of javascript πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13705402-effective-javascript) - [13: secrets of the javascript ninja πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4373732-secrets-of-the-javascript-ninja) - [15: learning javascript design patterns πŸ“–](https://addyosmani.com/resources/essentialjsdesignpatterns/book/) - [17: the javascript way πŸ“–](https://leanpub.com/thejsway) - [exploring js πŸ“–](http://exploringjs.com/) #### Typescript - [typescript deep dive πŸ“–](https://basarat.gitbooks.io/typescript/) #### Swift - [14: swift programming language πŸ“–](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/) - [cheat sheet](https://github.com/jugend/swift-cheat-sheet) #### Ruby - [09: the well grounded rubyist πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3892688-the-well-grounded-rubyist) - [11: eloquent ruby πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9364729-eloquent-ruby) - [12: practical object oriented design in ruby πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13507787-practical-object-oriented-design-in-ruby) - [code](https://github.com/skmetz/poodr) - [notes](https://github.com/jordanpoulton/practical_object_oriented_design_in_ruby) - [go implementation](https://github.com/nathany/go-poodr) - [13: confident ruby πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15847933-confident-ruby) #### Smalltalk - [1997: smalltalk best practice patterns πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/781561.Smalltalk_Best_Practice_Patterns) #### iOS - [15: ios 10 programming fundamentals with swift πŸ“•](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920055211.do) #### Vim - [12: practical vim πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13607232-practical-vim) - [notes](https://github.com/gitig/Practical-Vim-Notes) #### Git - [14: git in practice πŸ“–](https://content.mirantis.com/rs/451-RBY-185/images/McQuaid-git-in-practice.pdf) - [14: pro git πŸ“–](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2) #### Unix - [1992: advanced programming in the unix environment πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/603263.Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment) - [1993: unix power tools πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/172314.UNIX_Power_Tools) - [14: an introduction to unix πŸ“–](http://www.oliverelliott.org/article/computing/tut_unix/) #### Linux - [14: how linux works πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/514432.How_Linux_Works) #### node.js - [12: node up and running πŸ“–](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001808/index.html) #### Assembly - [14: assembly language succinctly πŸ“–](https://www.syncfusion.com/resources/techportal/details/ebooks/assemblylanguage) #### Language design - [beautiful racket πŸ“–](http://beautifulracket.com/) ### Fiction - [1864: notes from underground πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17876.Notes_from_Underground_White_Nights_The_Dream_of_a_Ridiculous_Man_and_Selections_from_The_House_of_the_Dead) - [1866: crime and punishment πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7144.Crime_and_Punishment) - [1869: the idiot πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12505.The_Idiot) - [1880: the brothers karamazov πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4934.The_Brothers_Karamazov) - [1884: flatland πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/433567.Flatland) - [1890: the picture of dorian gray πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5297.The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray) - [1892: the yellow wallpaper πŸ“• ](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/286957.The_Yellow_Wall_Paper) - [1908: the iron heel πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/929783.The_Iron_Heel) - [1914: the ragged trousered philanthropists πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/921359.The_Ragged_Trousered_Philanthropists) - [1924: we πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76171.We) - [1925: heart of a dog πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113205.Heart_of_a_Dog) - [1925: the great gatsby πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The_Great_Gatsby) - [1932: brave new world πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5129.Brave_New_World) - [1943: the glass bead game πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16634.The_Glass_Bead_Game) - [1945: animal farm πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7613.Animal_Farm) - [1947: the plague πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11989.The_Plague) - [1948: no longer human πŸ“• 🌐](http://www.wikiwand.com/en/No_Longer_Human) - [1949: nineteen eighty-four πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5470.1984) - [1951: the rebel: an essay on man in revolt πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11990.The_Rebel) - [1952: east of eden πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden) - [1953: fahrenheit 451 πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17470674-fahrenheit-451) - [1954: the doors of perception πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3188964-the-doors-of-perception) - details Aldous Huxley’s own experiences when taking mescaline - [1955: lolita πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7604.Lolita) - [1957: doctor zhivago πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago) - [1959: flowers for algernon πŸ“•](https://my.mindnode.com/HnYCLfb3q3xZCVswbafBfoMeDKngVCT1jaa8vYyh) - [1961: catch-22 πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168668.Catch_22) - [1962: pale fire πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7805.Pale_Fire) - [1962: island πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5130.Island) - [1962: we have always lived in the castle πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89724.We_Have_Always_Lived_in_the_Castle) - [1962: one day in the life of ivan denisovich πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17125.One_Day_in_the_Life_of_Ivan_Denisovich) - [1964: monday begins on saturday πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/742548546) - [1965: dune πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune) - [1965: stoner πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166997.Stoner) - [1967: master and margarita πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117833.The_Master_and_Margarita) - [1967: one hundred years of solitude πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/320.One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude) - [1969: slaughterhouse five πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4981.Slaughterhouse_Five) - [1972: roadside picnic πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/331256.Roadside_Picnic) - [1972: augustus πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89231.Augustus) - [1974: the forever war πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21611.The_Forever_War) - [1977: the shining πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11588.The_Shining) - [1978: hitchhikers guide to the galaxy πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/series/40957-hitchhiker-s-guide-to-the-galaxy) - [1981: the soul of new machine πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7090.The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine) - [1984: the wasp factory πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567678.The_Wasp_Factory) - [1985: blood meridian πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394535.Blood_Meridian_or_the_Evening_Redness_in_the_West) - [1988: the silence of the lambs πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23807.The_Silence_of_the_Lambs) - [1989: geek love πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13872.Geek_Love) - [1989: the remains of the day πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28921.The_Remains_of_the_Day) - [1996: the story of B: an adventure of the mind and spirit πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214579.The_Story_of_B) - [1996: infinite jest πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6759.Infinite_Jest) - [1999: the perks of being a wallflower πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22628.The_Perks_of_Being_a_Wallflower) - [1999: cryptonomicon πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816.Cryptonomicon) - [00: house of leaves πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24800.House_of_Leaves) - [06: the road πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6288.The_Road) - [07: the metamorphosis of prime intellect](http://localroger.com/prime-intellect/mopiidx.html) - [10: the passage πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/series/53226-the-passage) - [15: harry potter and the methods of rationality πŸ“–](http://www.hpmor.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Harry-Potter-and-the-Methods-of-Rationality.pdf) - [17: unsong](http://unsongbook.com/) #### Comedy - [1980: a confederacy of dunces πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/310612.A_Confederacy_of_Dunces) #### Adventure - [1844: the count of monte cristo πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7126.The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo) #### Thriller - [1939: and then there were none πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16299.And_Then_There_Were_None) ### Physics - [1916: relativity: the special and the general theory πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15852.Relativity) - [university physics with modern physics πŸ“•](https://my.mindnode.com/1M2ZVqow9pgJ95qwCH7hnwFWdRL8sDcMQqx5b3z9) - [notes on the book](http://web.sbu.edu/physics/courses/physics-203p.pdf) - [1994: nonlinear dynamics and chaos πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116164.Nonlinear_Dynamics_and_Chaos) - [1994: pale blue dot πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61663.Pale_Blue_Dot) - [1994: black holes and time warps πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17362.Black_Holes_Time_Warps) - [04: the fabric of the cosmos πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22435.The_Fabric_of_the_Cosmos) - [10: fields of colour: the theory that escaped Einstein πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13485212-fields-of-color) - [13: the theoretical minimum πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13587145-the-theoretical-minimum) - [13: the feynman lectures on physics πŸ“–](http://feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/) ### Computer networking - [1992: TCP/IP network administration πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/688363.TCP_IP_Network_Administration) - [1993: tcp/ip illustrated πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/505560.The_Protocols) - [1999: interconnections: bridges, routers, switches, and internetworking protocols πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/320321.Interconnections) - [00: computer networking: a top-down approach πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83847.Computer_Networking) - [03: unix network programming, volume 1: the sockets networking api πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239240.UNIX_Network_Programming_Volume_1) - [05: TCP/IP guide πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/505564.The_TCP_IP_Guide) - [13: high performance](https://hpbn.co/) [browser networking πŸ“–](https://hpbn.co/) - [15: openssl cookbook πŸ“–](https://www.feistyduck.com/library/openssl%2dcookbook/online/) - [16: beej's guide to network programming πŸ“–](http://beej.us/guide/bgnet/) - [an introduction to computer networks πŸ“–](http://intronetworks.cs.luc.edu/current/html/) ### Alt history - [1962: the man in the high castle πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216363.The_Man_in_the_High_Castle) ### Nutrition - [15: how not to die πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25663961-how-not-to-die) ### Math - [1940: a mathematician's apology πŸ“–](https://www.math.ualberta.ca/mss/misc/A%20Mathematician's%20Apology.pdf) - [1945: handbook of mathematics πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1904487.Handbook_of_Mathematics) - [1958: fantasia mathematica πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74703.Fantasia_Mathematica) - [1958: gΓΆdel's proof πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/695429.G_del_s_Proof) - [1965: sphereland πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/469314.Sphereland) - [1965: topology from a differentiable viewpoint πŸ“–](http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~aar/papers/milnortop.pdf) - [1969: an introduction to commutative algebra πŸ“–](http://wstein.org/edu/2010/581b/books/atiyah-macdonald-introduction_to_commutative_algebra.pdf) - [1972: mathematics made difficult πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3693042-mathematics-made-difficult) - [1973: a course in arithmetic πŸ“–](https://www.math.purdue.edu/~lipman/MA598/Serre-Course%20in%20Arithmetic.pdf) - [1982: a book of abstract algebra πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8295305-a-book-of-abstract-algebra) - [1985: to mock a mockingbird πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194769.To_Mock_a_Mockingbird_and_Other_Logic_Puzzles) - [1989: proofs and types πŸ“–](http://www.paultaylor.eu/stable/prot.pdf) - [1994: concrete mathematics πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112243.Concrete_Mathematics) - [1995: linear algebra done right πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/309768.Linear_Algebra_Done_Right) - [1997: visual complex analysis πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149800.Visual_Complex_Analysis) - [1999: geometry and the imagination πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/719289.Geometry_and_the_Imagination) - [04: a first course in linear algebra πŸ“•](http://linear.ups.edu/) - [06: the art of problem solving πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2872282-the-art-of-problem-solving-volume-1) - [08: logicomix πŸ“–](https://www.scribd.com/document/98921232/Bertrand-Russell-Logicomix) - [08: the princeton companion to mathematics πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1471873.The_Princeton_Companion_to_Mathematics) - [09: visual group theory πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7629307-visual-group-theory-maa-classroom-resource-materials) - [09: essentials of discrete mathematics πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12132668-essentials-of-discrete-mathematics) - [12: foundations of analysis πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/682044.Foundations_of_Mathematical_Analysis) - [13: homotopy type theory πŸ“–](https://hott.github.io/book/nightly/hott-online-1075-g3c53219.pdf) - [17: the napkin project πŸ“–](https://usamo.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/napkin-2017-02-15.pdf) - [17: mathematics for computer science πŸ“–](https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.042/spring17/mcs.pdf) - [17: immersive linear algebra πŸ“–](http://immersivemath.com/ila/index.html) - [physically based rendering: from theory to implementation πŸ“•](http://www.pbrt.org/) - [invitation to ergodic theory πŸ“•](http://bookstore.ams.org/stml-42) - [linear algebra πŸ“–](http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra/book.pdf) ### Exercise - [05: starting strength: basic barbell training πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2098799.Starting_Strength) ### Algorithms - [1987: algorithm design manual πŸ“–](https://github.com/haseebr/competitive-programming/blob/master/Materials/The%20Algorithm%20Design%20Manual%20by%20Steven%20S.%20Skiena.pdf) - [1990: introduction to algorithms πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108986.Introduction_to_Algorithms) - [05: algorithm design πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145055.Algorithm_Design) - [15: algorithms etc by jeff erickson πŸ“–](http://jeffe.cs.illinois.edu/teaching/algorithms/) - [algorithm design: parallel and sequential πŸ“–](http://www.parallel-algorithms-book.com/) ### Mindset - [meditations πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30659.Meditations) - [6th century bc: tao te ching πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67896.Tao_Te_Ching) - [1922: siddhartha πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52036.Siddhartha) - [1936: how to win friends and influence people πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4865.How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People) - [1937: think and grow rich πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30186948-think-and-grow-rich) - [1942: the stranger πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49552.The_Stranger) - [1946: man’s search for meaning πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning) - [1951: the wisdom of insecurity: a message for an age of anxiety πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/551520.The_Wisdom_of_Insecurity) - [1954: the first and last freedom πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64710.The_First_and_Last_Freedom) - [1957: the way of zen πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/514210.The_Way_of_Zen) - [1966: the book on the taboo against knowing who you are πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60551.The_Book_on_the_Taboo_Against_Knowing_Who_You_Are) - [1971: be here now πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29254.Be_Here_Now) - [1974: the inner game of tennis πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/905.The_Inner_Game_of_Tennis) - [1989: the 7 habits of highly effective people πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36072.The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People) - [1990: peace is every step πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14572.Peace_Is_Every_Step) - [1992: mindfulness in plain english πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64369.Mindfulness_in_Plain_English) - [1992: mastery: the keys to success and long term fulfilment πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81940.Mastery) - [04: emptiness dancing πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/190055.Emptiness_Dancing) - [09: eating animals πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6604712-eating-animals) - [11: models πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12633800-models) - [12: mastery πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13589182-mastery) - [14: a mind for numbers: how to excel at math and science πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693655-a-mind-for-numbers) - [10: the happiness advantage πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9484114-the-happiness-advantage) - [14: waking up: a guide to spirituality without religion πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18774981-waking-up) ### AI - [1991: paradigms of artificial intelligence programming πŸ“•](http://norvig.com/paip.html) - [1994: artificial intelligence a modern approach πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27543.Artificial_Intelligence) - [1997: machine learning πŸ“•](http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom/mlbook.html) - [09: the quest for artificial intelligence - a history of ideas and achievements πŸ“–](http://ai.stanford.edu/~nilsson/QAI/qai.pdf) - [11: introduction to artificial intelligence πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11328752-introduction-to-artificial-intelligence) - [12: machine learning: a probabilistic perspective πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15857489-machine-learning) - [14: superintelligence: paths, dangers, strategies πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20527133-superintelligence) - [14: understanding machine learning: from theory to algorithms πŸ“–](http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/%7Eshais/UnderstandingMachineLearning/understanding-machine-learning-theory-algorithms.pdf) - [16: reinforcement learning: an introduction πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/739791.Reinforcement_Learning) - [17: tensorflow machine learning cookbook πŸ“•](https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/tensorflow-machine-learning-cookbook) - [code](https://github.com/nfmcclure/tensorflow_cookbook) - [deep learning πŸ“–](http://www.deeplearningbook.org/) ### Startups - [14: zero to one πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18050143-zero-to-one) ### Economics - [1867: capital πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/325785.Capital_Vol_1) - [reading capital](http://davidharvey.org/reading-capital/) - [kapitalism 101](https://kapitalism101.wordpress.com/) - [1917: imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179609.Imperialism) - [1953: the worldly philosophers πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82120.The_Worldly_Philosophers) - [1997: principles of economics πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1753460.Principles_of_Economics) - [00: microeconomics and behaviour πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5986495-microeconomics-and-behavior) - [11: debt: first 5000 years πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6617037-debt) - [13: how asia works: success and failure in the world’s most dynamic region πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16144575-how-asia-works) - [13: capital in the twenty first century πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18736925-capital-in-the-twenty-first-century) - [14: economics: the user's guide πŸ“•](Economics:%20The%20User's%20Guide) ### Statistics - [1983: the visual display of quantitative information πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17744.The_Visual_Display_of_Quantitative_Information) - [01: the elements of statistical learning πŸ“–](http://statweb.stanford.edu/%7Etibs/ElemStatLearn/printings/ESLII_print10.pdf) - [04: all of statistics πŸ“–](http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~larry/all-of-statistics/) - [07: introduction to bayesian statistics πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2378169.Introduction_to_Bayesian_Statistics) - [12: think bayes: bayesian statistics made simple πŸ“–](http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkbayes/thinkbayes.pdf) - [13: an introduction to statistical learning: with applications in r πŸ“–](http://www-bcf.usc.edu/%7Egareth/ISL/) - [15: statistical rethinking: a bayesian course with examples in R and Stan πŸ“•](http://xcelab.net/rm/statistical-rethinking/) - [lectures πŸ‘€](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDcUM9US4XdMdZOhJWJJD4mDBMnbTWw_z) - [17: computational and inferential thinking πŸ“–](https://www.inferentialthinking.com/) ### Finance - [1926: the richest man in babylon πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1052.The_Richest_Man_in_Babylon) - [1997: rich dad poor dad πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad) ### History - [1903: the souls of black folk πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318742.The_Souls_of_Black_Folk) - [1973: gravity’s rainbow πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/415.Gravity_s_Rainbow) - [1973: the gulag archipelago πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70561.The_Gulag_Archipelago_1918_1956) - [1975: american slavery, american freedom πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43365.American_Slavery_American_Freedom) - [1980: a people’s history of the united states πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767.A_People_s_History_of_the_United_States) - [1986: the making of atomic bomb πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16884.The_Making_of_the_Atomic_Bomb) - [1993: lenin's tomb: the last days of the soviet empire πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113206.Lenin_s_Tomb) - [1995: why the allies won πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/831378.Why_the_Allies_Won) - [1995: lies my teacher told me πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/296662.Lies_My_Teacher_Told_Me) - [1997: guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel) - [02: two hundred years together πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28008677-200-years-together-two-hundred-years-together?rating=2) - [03: masters of doom πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222146.Masters_of_Doom) - [03: stalin: the court of the red tsar πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/282108.Stalin) - 03-08: the third reich trilogy - [the coming of the third reich πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319473.The_Coming_of_the_Third_Reich) - [the third reich in power πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/536788.The_Third_Reich_in_Power) - [the third reich at war](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3761596-the-third-reich-at-war) - [11: sapiens: a brief history of humankind πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens) - [11: the origins of political order πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9704856-the-origins-of-political-order) - [12: the idea factory: bell labs and the great age of american innovation πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11797471-the-idea-factory) - [14: the sixth extinction: an unnatural history πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910054-the-sixth-extinction) - [14: political order and political decay πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20575435-political-order-and-political-decay) - [15: conquerors: how portugal forged the first global empire πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25255039-conquerors) - [15: homo deus: a brief history of tomorrow πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31138556-homo-deus) ### Awareness - [last chance to see πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8696.Last_Chance_to_See) ### Computer science - [1989: the new turing omnibus πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/964709.The_New_Turing_Omnibus) - [1996: introduction to the theory of computation πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400716.Introduction_to_the_Theory_of_Computation) - [solutions](https://github.com/ryandougherty/Introduction-to-the-Theory-of-Computation-Solutions) - [1996: purely functional data structures πŸ“–](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rwh/theses/okasaki.pdf) - [02: types and programming languages πŸ“•](https://www.cis.upenn.edu/%7Ebcpierce/tapl/) - [04: advanced topics in types and programming languages πŸ“•](https://www.cis.upenn.edu/%7Ebcpierce/attapl/) - [05: the elements of computing systems πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/910789.The_Elements_of_Computing_Systems) - [computer implementation](https://github.com/havivha/Nand2Tetris) - [08: annotated turing πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2333956.The_Annotated_Turing) - [11: the nature of computation πŸ“•](http://www.nature-of-computation.org/) - [11: software foundations πŸ“–](https://softwarefoundations.cis.upenn.edu/current/index.html) - [12: introduction to data compression πŸ“–](https://github.com/gabrieldiego/tg/blob/master/ref/Introduction%20to%20Data%20Compression%20(4th%20Edition).pdf) ### Web design - [00: don’t make me think πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18197267-don-t-make-me-think-revisited) ### Chemistry - [1982: modern quantum chemistry: introduction to advanced electronic structure theory πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237496.Modern_Quantum_Chemistry) - [1997: tryptamines i have known and loved: the chemistry continues πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/271921.Tihkal) - [13: drugs 2.0: the web revolution that's changing how the world gets high πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20613641-drugs-unlimited) ### Visualisation - [1990: envisioning information πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17745.Envisioning_Information) ### Regex - [09: regular expressions cookbook πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6125777-regular-expressions-cookbook) ### Compilers - [advanced compiler design and implementation πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/887908.Advanced_Compiler_Design_and_Implementation) ### Science - [1962: the structure of scientific revolutions πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61539.The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions) - [1980: cosmos πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55030.Cosmos) - [1988: a brief history of time πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3869.A_Brief_History_of_Time) - [1995: the demon-haunted world πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17349.The_Demon_Haunted_World) - [03: a short history of nearly everything πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21.A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything) - [14: what if? πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413662-what-if) ### Graphics - [17: the book of shaders πŸ“–](%F0%9F%90%99) ### Scifi - [1959: the sirens of titan πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4982.The_Sirens_of_Titan) - [1961: stranger in a strange land πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/350.Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land) - [1963: cat’s cradle πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135479.Cat_s_Cradle) - [1968: do androids dream of electric sheep? πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7082.Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep_) - [1969: ubik πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22590.Ubik) - [1974: the mote in god's eye πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100365.The_Mote_in_God_s_Eye) - [1984: neuromancer πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328.Neuromancer) - [1985: ender’s game πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/375802.Ender_s_Game) - [1988: the player of games πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games) - [1992: a fire upon the deep πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77711.A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep) - [1992: snow crash πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/830.Snow_Crash) - [1994: permutation city πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156784.Permutation_City) - [1995: the diamond age πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/827.The_Diamond_Age) - [11: the martian πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007564-the-martian) - [15: golden son πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18966819-golden-son) - [the dispossessed πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13651.The_Dispossessed) - [blindsight πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48484.Blindsight) ### Scifi Series - [the baroque cycle πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/series/49317-the-baroque-cycle) - [hyperion cantos πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/series/40461-hyperion-cantos) - [the dark tower πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/series/40750-the-dark-tower) - [foundation πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/series/59386-foundation-publication-order) - [red rising πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15839976-red-rising) - [culture πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/series/49118-culture) - [rama πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112537.Rendezvous_with_Rama) ### Business - [1967: the effective executive πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48019.The_Effective_Executive) - [14: the hard things about hard things πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18176747-the-hard-thing-about-hard-things) - [14: give and take: why helping others drives our success πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16158498-give-and-take) ### Psychedelics - [1994: the invisible landscape: mind, hallucinogens, and the i ching πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/191375.The_Invisible_Landscape) - [1998: the cosmic serpent: dna and the origins of knowledge πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865516.The_Cosmic_Serpent) - [02: breaking open the head πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1815.Breaking_Open_the_Head) - [05: supernatural: meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53324.Supernatural) ### Strategy - ~[500 BC: the art of war πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10534.The_Art_of_War) ### Creativity - [14: creativity, inc πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077903-creativity-inc) ### Management - [1975: the mythical man-month πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13629.The_Mythical_Man_Month) - [notes](https://github.com/andrewwoz/the-mythical-man-month-notes) - [1983: high output management πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/324750.High_Output_Management) - [the essential drucker πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48016.The_Essential_Drucker) ### Future - [14: the second machine age πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23316526-the-second-machine-age) ### Engineering - [1978: structures: or why things don't fall down πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/245344.Structures) ### Data Science - [14: designing data intensive applications πŸ“•](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032175.do) ### Databases - [1996: the data warehouse toolkit πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/748203.The_Data_Warehouse_Toolkit) ### Psychology - [1984: influence: the psychology of persuasion πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28815.Influence) - [04: on intelligence πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27539.On_Intelligence) ### Philosophy - [1979: godel, escher, bach πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach) - explores fundamental concepts of mathematics, symmetry and intelligence and how they interlink - [lecture notes](https://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/humanities-and-social-sciences/godel-escher-bach/lecture-notes/) - [course on the book πŸ‘€](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL068ES-0ca9CSIp5OPGI5RXB3k5XgYRxF) - [python implementation of formal systems](https://github.com/alexprengere/FormalSystems) - [1983: prometheus rising πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28597.Prometheus_Rising) - [1986: finite and infinite games πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189989.Finite_and_Infinite_Games) - [07: the stuff of thought πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/373969.The_Stuff_of_Thought) ### Fantasy - [1978: the stand πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149267.The_Stand) - [01: american gods πŸ“•](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30165203-american-gods) - [11: the night circus πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9361589-the-night-circus) ### Fantasy series - [a song of ice and fire πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/series/43790-a-song-of-ice-and-fire) - [the stormlight archive πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/series/49075-the-stormlight-archive) - [the wheel of time πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/series/41526-the-wheel-of-time) ### Society - [15: the utopia of rules πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22245334-the-utopia-of-rules) ### Neuroscience - [1985: the man who mistook his wife for a hat πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63697.The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat_and_Other_Clinical_Tales) - [1994: descartes' error πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103867.Descartes_Error) - [00: principles of neural science πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/826396.Principles_of_Neural_Science) - [01: molecular basis of neuropharmacology: a foundation for clinical neuroscience πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/818044.Molecular_Basis_of_Neuropharmacology) - [02: synaptic self: how our brains become who we are πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/151132.Synaptic_Self) - [11: thinking, fast and slow πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow) ### Investing - [1949: the intelligent investor πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106835.The_Intelligent_Investor) ### Spirituality - [1994: journey of souls: case studies of life between lives πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104979.Journey_of_Souls) ### Game Development - [03: tricks of the 3D game programming gurus-advanced 3D graphics and rasterisation πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2042298.Tricks_of_the_3D_Game_Programming_Gurus) ### Art - [1979: drawing on the right side of the brain πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/627206.The_New_Drawing_on_the_Right_Side_of_the_Brain) ### Short Stories - [1941-1956: ficciones πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/426504.Ficciones) - [1943: the little prince πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157993.The_Little_Prince) - [1956: the last question πŸ“–](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4808763-the-last-question) - [1971: franz kafka: the complete stories πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22904.The_Complete_Stories) - [1991: understand πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7234685-understand) - [1998: story of your life πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223380.Stories_of_Your_Life_and_Others) - [05: the fable of the dragon-tyrant πŸ“–](http://www.nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html) ### Biography - [1965: the autobiography of malcolm x πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92057.The_Autobiography_of_Malcolm_X) - [1971: napoleon bonaparte: an intimate biography πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22175392-napoleon-bonaparte-an-intimate-biography?rating=1) - [1974: the power broker πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1111.The_Power_Broker) - [1984: surely you’re joking mr Feynman πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5544.Surely_You_re_Joking_Mr_Feynman_) - [1991: the man who knew infinity: a life of the genius ramanujan πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106139.The_Man_Who_Knew_Infinity) - [1951: speak, memory πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30594.Speak_Memory) - [01: madame curie: a biography πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/341166.Madame_Curie) - [04: benjamin franklin: an american life πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10883.Benjamin_Franklin) - [05: team of rivals: the political genius of abraham lincoln πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2199.Team_of_Rivals) - [07: einstein: his life and universe πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10884.Einstein) - [09: the strangest man πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6629359-the-strangest-man) - [11: steve jobs πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11084145-steve-jobs) - [15: elon musk: tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22543496-elon-musk) - [17: trump revealed: the definitive biography of the 45th president πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29906336-trump-revealed) ### Operating Systems - [1983: operating system concepts πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83833.Operating_System_Concepts) - [1992: modern operating systems πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166195.Modern_Operating_Systems) - [1992: an efficient implementation of fundamental operating system services πŸ“–](http://valerieaurora.org/synthesis/SynthesisOS/ch1.html) ### Memoirs - [1854: walden πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16902.Walden) - [1942: the world of yesterday πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/629429.The_World_of_Yesterday) - [00: on writing πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10569.On_Writing) - [2014: a thousand tiny failures: memoirs of a pickup artist πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18711276-a-thousand-tiny-failures) ### Security - [05: the database hacker’s handbook πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369905.The_Database_Hacker_s_Handbook) - most detailed book available for attacking databases (covers basic through advanced topics) - [10: a guide to kernel exploitation πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9224826-a-guide-to-kernel-exploitation) - advanced exploitation of a range of operating systems - [11: the tangled web πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11553604-the-tangled-web) - detailed look at the foundations of web protocols followed by a thorough examination of their weakness - [14: the web application hackers handbook πŸ“–](https://leaksource.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/the-web-application-hackers-handbook.pdf) - [14: the browser hacker's handbook πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17891588-the-browser-hacker-s-handbook) - a detailed look into many web security topics ### Design - [1994: the non-designer's design book πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41597.The_Non_Designer_s_Design_Book) - [09: design meets disability πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5982641-design-meets-disability) - [the design of everyday things πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/840.The_Design_of_Everyday_Things) - [the best interface is no interface: the simple path to brilliant technology πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22758923-the-best-interface-is-no-interface) ### Graphic design - [1992: the elements of typographic style πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44735.The_Elements_of_Typographic_Style) - [15: logo design love πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6728983-logo-design-love) ### Politics - [1944: the road to serfdom πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299215.The_Road_to_Serfdom) - [1974: the anatomy of the state πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6613404-anatomy-of-the-state) - [02: understanding power: the indispensable chomsky πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194805.Understanding_Power) - [11: the dictator's handbook: why bad behaviour is almost always good politics πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11612989-the-dictator-s-handbook) - [13: the democracy project: a history, a crisis, a movement πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330433-the-democracy-project) ### Computer Systems - [computer systems: a programmer’s perspective πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/829182.Computer_Systems) ### Evolution - [1976: the selfish gene πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61535.The_Selfish_Gene) - [1995: darwin's dangerous idea πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2068.Darwin_s_Dangerous_Idea) - [09: life ascending: the ten great inventions of evolution πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6429264-life-ascending) ### Film Making - [05: on film making: an introduction to the craft of the director πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/875419.On_Filmmaking) ### Non Fiction - [1938: homage to catalonia πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9646.Homage_to_Catalonia) - [1997: into thin air πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1898.Into_Thin_Air) - [01: damned lies and statistics πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51289.Damned_Lies_and_Statistics) - [09: coders at work: reflections on the craft of programming πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6713575-coders-at-work) ### Crypto - [1999: the code book πŸ“•](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17994.The_Code_Book) - [14: engineering security πŸ“–](https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/book.pdf) - [16: a graduate corse in applied cryptography πŸ“–](https://crypto.stanford.edu/~dabo/cryptobook/draft_0_3.pdf) ## Contribute If you found an interesting book that you really like, feel free to add it to this list. 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